Stefanie Douglase collects career numbers against Ole Miss

October 8th, 2006

Senior Stefanie Douglas collected a career-high 13 kills on .750 hitting as the eighth-ranked University of Florida volleyball team swept Mississippi 3-0 (30-26, 30-19, 30-25) Sunday afternoon at the Gillom Sports Center.

Florida (14-2 overall, 7-1 SEC) claimed its sixth consecutive win overall and its 23rd consecutive victory against the Rebels (11-7, 3-5). The Gators finished with more kills (55-45), aces (7-5), digs (39-32) and blocks (7.0-4.0), while out-hitting Mississippi .385-.212

“Stefanie was nothing short of outstanding for us all week,” Florida coach Mary Wise said. “As our players can tell you, she’s hard to defend. Angie did a great job of setting up all our hitters today against a Mississippi team that came out and played well.”

The Gators improved to 43-0 under Wise against teams from the state of Mississippi and 12-0 against the Rebels in Oxford in Wise’s tenure. Junior setter Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.) matched her career high with 10 kills on .643 hitting in breaking the record for career points by a setter as she now has 502.0.

Junior Kisya Killingsworth added 13 kills on .267 hitting, while freshman Elyse Cusack ended the contest with a team-high 11 digs – the 12th time in her career in as many matches that she’s finished in double figures. Freshman middle blocker Kristina Johnson added eight kills on .583 hitting with a team-high six blocks, while sophomore middle blocker Kelsey Bowers became the first Gator in more than a year to record five aces in one match as she served UF to a pair of 8-0 runs in the match.

For just the third time all season, Mississippi failed to win at least one game in a match, while the Rebels’ kills leader entering the game – Katie Kramer (4.30 k/g) was held to just seven kills.

Florida returns to action next weekend when the Gators host Arkansas on Friday and #10 LSU on Sunday. The match against the Lady Backs is set to start at 8 p.m. (ET) and will be carried live on Sun Sports and FSN Florida. The contest against LSU is slated for a 1:30 p.m. (ET) start and can be seen live via GatorVision Online. Both matches will also be carried on WRUF-AM 850 and www.GatorZone.com.

The contest against Arkansas will be held prior to the Florida men and women’s basketball team’s Madness 2006 festivities and admission is free. Fans also have the opportunity to enjoy a pre-match dinner featuring Mary Wise. For just $10 per person, Gator fans can enjoy a full-course, catered meal and listen to Wise comment on the upcoming match that evening. Fans can call 1-800-34-GATOR ext. 6600 to reserve their space. The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. (ET).